KODAK VISION3 50D Color Negative
Film 5203 / 7203
TECHNICAL DATA / COLOR NEGATIVE FILM
KODAK VISION3 50D Color Negative Film 5203/7203 is
a low speed daylight-balanced addition to the VISION3
Film portfolio offering the world's finest grain to ensure a
pristine, clean image that is full of color and detail.
Like other films in the VISON3 Film family, VISION3
50D Film features unrivaled highlight latitude, flexibility in
postproduction, and proven archival stability. The
expanded dynamic range allows for increased creative
control in the extremes of exposure, especially high
contrast daylight exteriors. Advances in grain and
sharpness along with increased exposure latitude also
make this film ideal for recorder output.
Experience the improved extreme exposure
performance and consistent VISION3 Film family look
along with unsurpassed image quality, real-world
flexibility, and digital postproduction compatibility. Enjoy
the benefits of the finest grain capture film with the color
and tone reproduction of the VISION3 Film portfolio.
January 2012 • H-1-5203t
Warm-upTimes
To prevent film telescoping, moisture condensation, and
spotting, allow your film to warm to room temperature
before use:
Film Package
Typical Warm-up Time (Hours)
14° C (25° F) Rise
55° C (100° F) Rise
16 mm
1
1 1 /2
35 mm
3
5
For more information about film storage and handling,
see ANSI/PIMA ISO-18911, SMPTE RP131-2002, and
KODAK Publicatio No. H-845, The Essential
Reference Guide for Filmmakers, available online at
www.kodak.com/go/referenceguide.
DARKROOM RECOMMENDATIONS
BASE
Do not use a safelight. Handle unprocessed film in total
darkness.
KODAK VISION3 50D Color Negative Films 5203 and
7203 have an acetate safety base with rem-jet backing.
EXPOSURE
Exposure Indexes
STORAGE
Store unexposed film at 13° C (55° F) or lower. For
extended storage, store at -18° C (0° F) or lower. Process
exposed film promptly. Store processed film according to
these recommendations:
Short Term
(less than 6 months)
Long Term
(more than 6 months)
Unexposed film
in original, sealed
package
13° C (55° F)
RH below 60%
-18 to -23° C
(0 to-10° F)
RH below 50%
Exposed film,
unprocessed
-18 to -23° C
(0 to-10° F)
RH below 20%
Not recommended.
Process film promtly.
Process film
21° C (70° F)
RH 20 to 50%
2° C (36° F)
RH 20 to 30%
This relates to optimized film handling rather than
preservation; static, dust-attraction and curl-related
problems are generally minimized at the higher relative
humidity. After usage, the film should be returned to the
appropriate medium- or long-term storage conditions as
soon as possible.
©Eastman Kodak Company, 2012
Daylight (5500K): 50
Tungsten (3200K): 12 (with 80A filter)
Use these indexes with incident- or reflected-light
exposure meters and cameras marked for ISO or ASA
speeds or exposure indexes. These indexes apply for meter
readings of average subjects made from the camera
position or for readings made from a gray card of
18-percent reflectance held close to and in front of the
subject. For unusually light- or dark-colored subjects,
decrease or increase the exposure indicated by the meter
accordingly.
PROCESSING
Color Balance
These films are balanced for exposure with daylight
illumination (5500K). For other light sources, use the
correction filters in the table below.
KODAK Filters
on Camera *
Exposure
Index
Daylight (5500 K)
None
50
Metal Halide
None
50
H.M.I.
None
50
Light Source
KINO FLO 55
None
50
Tungsten (3000 K)
WRATTEN 2 Optical
Filter / 80A
12
Tungsten (3200 K)
WRATTEN 2 Optical
Filter / 80A
12
KINO FLO 29
KINO FLO 32
WRATTEN 2 Optical
Filter / 80A
12
Fluorescent, Warm
White †
Color Compensating
CC20M + CC05R
25
Fluorescent, Cool
White †
Color Compensating
CC40B
20
Process in Process ECN-2.
Most commercial motion-picture laboratories provide a
processing service for these films. See KODAK Publication
No. H-24.07, Processing KODAK Color Negative Motion
Picture Films, Module 7 available online at
www.kodak.com/go/h24, for more information on the
solution formulas and the procedure for machine
processing these films. There are also pre-packaged kits
available for preparing the processing solutions. For more
information on the KODAK ECN-2 Kit Chemicals, check
Kodak's Motion Picture Films for Professional Use price
catalog, also available online at www.kodak.com/go/
motion.
IDENTIFICATION
These are approximate corrections only. Make final corrections during
printing.
† These are starting-point recommendations for trial exposures. If the kind of
lamp is unknown, a KODAK Color Compensating Filter CC20M + CC10B can
be used with an exposure index (EI) of 25.
*
Exposure Table—Daylight
At 24 frames per second (fps), 180-degree shutter
opening, use this table for average subjects that contain a
combination of light, medium, and dark colors:
Footcandles
Required
f/1.4 f/2 f/2.8
50
f/4
f/5.6
f/8
f/11
f/16
100 200 400 800 1600 3200 6400
Reciprocity Characteristics
You do not need to make any filter corrections or exposure
adjustments for exposure times from 1/1000 of a second
to 1 second.
2
POST PRODUCTION
Scanning
Note: Consult the manufacturer of high-intensity
ultraviolet lamps for safety information on ultraviolet
radiation and ozone generation.
Lens
Aperture
After processing, the product code numbers 5203 (35 and
65 mm) or 7203 (16 mm), emulsion, roll, and strip number
identification, KEYKODE Numbers, and manufacturer/film
identification code (ER) are visible along the length of the
film.
The wider exposure latitude in KODAK VISION3 Films
differentiate film capture from the limited dynamic range of
digital capture. Digital "dodging and burning," a very
powerful tool in the colorists' toolkit, is now even more
powerful—up to two stops more image information can be
extracted from scene highlights in VISION3 Films.
If traditional 10-bit scanner data encoding schemes are
used to digitize films having this extended density range,
highlight information captured on these film could be lost.
Kodak has recommendations for extracting the full density
range stored on high dynamic range films in a technical
document titled Scanning Recommendations for Extended
Dynamic Range Camera Films, available online at
www.kodak.com/go/scanning.
Laboratory Aim Densities (LAD)
To maintain optimum quality and consistency in the final
prints, the laboratory must carefully control the color
timing, printing, and duplicating procedures. To aid in color
timing and curve placement, negative originals should be
timed relative to Laboratory Aim Density (LAD) Control
Film supplied by Eastman Kodak Company. The LAD
Control Film provides both objective sensitometric control
and subjective verification of the duplicating procedures
used by the laboratory.
In the LAD Control Method, the electronic color
analyzer used for color timing is set-up with the LAD
Control Film to produce a gray video display of the LAD
patch, corresponding to 1.0 neutral density (gray) on the
print. The negative printing original is then scene-to-scene
timed. There are specific LAD values for each type of print
or duplicating film that the original can be printed on. For
print films, the LAD patch is printed to a neutral gray of 1.0
KODAK VISION3 50D Color Negative Film 5203 / 7203 • H-1-5203t
Film-to-Tape Transfers
When you transfer the film directly to tape, you can set up
the telecine using KODAK Telecine Analysis Film (TAF)
supplied by Eastman Kodak Company. The TAF consists of
a neutral density scale and an eight-bar color test pattern
with a LAD gray surround.
The TAF gray scale provides the telecine operator
(colorist) with an effective way to adjust subcarrier
balance and to center the telecine controls before timing
and transferring a film. The TAF color bars provide the
utility of electronic color bars, even though they do not
precisely match the electronically generated color bars.
Using the TAF will help obtain optimum quality and
consistency in the film-to-tape transfer. For more
information regarding TAF, see KODAK Publication No.
H-606, KODAK Telecine Tool Kit and Reference Manual,
available online at www.kodak.com/go/telecine.
IMAGE STRUCTURE
For more information on image-structure characteristics,
see KODAK Publication No. H-845, The Essential Reference
Guide for Filmmakers available online at www.kodak.com/
go/referenceguide.
Note: The sensitometric curves and data in this publication
represent product tested under the conditions of exposure
and processing specified. They are representative of
production coatings, and therefore do not apply directly to
a particular box or roll of photographic material. They do
not represent standards or specifications that must be met
by Eastman Kodak Company. The company reserves the
right to change and improve product characteristics at any
time.
Modulation Transfer Function
The "perceived" sharpness of any film depends on various
components of the motion picture production system. The
camera and projector lenses and film printers, among other
factors, all play a role. But the specific sharpness of a film
can be measured and is charted in the Modulation Transfer
Function Curve.
Modulation-Transfer Function Curves
200
100
70
50
30
RESPONSE (%)
visual density. For duplicating films, the specified aims are
at the center of the usable straight-line portion of the
sensitometric curve of the film.
Due to normal variations in exposure and processing of
color negative films, particular scenes may not print
exactly at the same printer lights as the LAD Control Film.
The LAD Control Film is intended as a set-up tool for
electronic color analyzers and printers. It is NOT a
reference that every scene must match. Normal
film-to-film and scene-to-scene exposure variability is
accommodated by the color timing (grading) process, on
an electronic color analyzer set up with the LAD Control
Film. Normally exposed and processed color negatives will
typically print well within the range of an additive printer
setup with the LAD Control Film, although SIGNIFICANT
or UNEXPECTED departures from this center point
balance may indicate an exposure/filtration problem with
the cinematography or with the process control. Some
specialized films and/or specialized negative processing
techniques (push-processing, pull-processing,
"skip-bleach" processing, etc.) may require more extreme
adjustment from the LAD printing condition to attain
desired results.
More information is contained in KODAK Publication
H-61, Laboratory Aim Density, available online at
www.kodak.com/go/lad.
B
G
20
R
10
7
5
3
Exposure: 5500K Daylight
Process: ECN-2
Densitometry: Status M
2
1
1
2
3 4 5
10
20
50
100
200
700
SPATIAL FREQUENCY (cycles/mm)
This graph shows a measure of the visual sharpness of
this film. The x-axis, "Spatial Frequency," refers to the
number of sine waves per millimeter that can be resolved.
The y-axis, "Response," corresponds to film sharpness.
The longer and flatter the line, the more sine waves per
millimeter that can be resolved with a high degree of
sharpness—and, the sharper the film.
KODAK VISION3 50D Color Negative Film 5203 / 7203 • H-1-5203t
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rms Granularity
Sensitometry
Read with a microdensitometer, (red, green, blue) using a
48-micrometer aperture.
The "perception" of the graininess of any film is highly
dependent on scene content, complexity, color, and
density. Other factors, such as film age, processing,
exposure conditions, and telecine transfer may also have
significant effects.
The curves describe this film's response to red, green, and
blue light. Sensitometric curves determine the change in
density on the film for a given change in log exposure.
Sensitometric Curves
-3.03
3.0
Process: ECN-2
2.006
-0.515
B
Exposure: 5500K Daylight 1/50 sec
Process: ECN-2
Densitometry: Status M
Diffuse rms Granularity Curves
3.0
LOG EXPOSURE (lux-seconds)
G
B
2.0
R
2.0
0.10
0.05
0.04
0.03
0.02
1.0
0.01
B
G
R
0.006
0.005
0.004
0.003
0.002
GRANULARITY SIGMA D
DENSITY
R
0.0
0.0
DENSITY
G
2.0
3.0
4.0
0.0
-8 -7 -6
-5 -4
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Camera Stops
0.001
1.0
1.0
5.0
LOG RELATIVE EXPOSURE
To find the rms Granularity value for a given density, find
the density on the left vertical scale and follow horizontally
to the characteristic curve and then go vertically (up or
down) to the granularity curve. At that point, follow
horizontally to the Granularity Sigma D scale on the right.
Read the number and multiply by 1000 for the rms value.
Note: This curve represents granularity based on modified
measuring techniques. Sensitometric and Diffuse RMS
Granularity curves are produced on different equipment. A
slight variation in curve shape may be noticed.
Note: The exposure scale for VISION3 5203 / 7203 Film
is longer than previous VISION and VISON2 Films.
Because of the extended highlight latitude we have
expanded the exposure scale from a 0-4 increment to a
0-5 scale. In addition to the longer exposure scale, we are
plotting 21 steps instead of 20.
Spectral Sensitivity
These curves depict the sensitivity of this film to the
spectrum of light. They are useful for determining,
modifying, and optimizing exposure for blue- and
green-screen special-effects work.
Spectral Sensitivity Curves
4.0
LOG SENSITIVITY *
3.0
Effective Exposure: 1/10 sec
Process: ECN-2
Densitometry: Status M
Density: 0.2>D-min
YellowForming
Layer
2.0
MagentaForming
Layer
CyanForming
Layer
550
650
1.0
0.0
250
300
350
400
450
500
600
700
750
WAVELENGTH (nm)
2
*Sensitivity = reciprocal of exposure (erg/cm ) required
to produce specified density
4
KODAK VISION3 50D Color Negative Film 5203 / 7203 • H-1-5203t
Spectral Dye Density
MORE INFORMATION
These curves depict the spectral absorptions of the dyes
formed when the film is processed. They are useful for
adjusting or optimizing any device that scans or prints the
film.
Outside the United States and Canada, please contact your
Kodak representative. You can also visit our web site at
www.kodak.com/go/motion for further information. You
may want to bookmark our location so you can find us
easily the next time.
Spectral Dye Density Curves
1.8
Process: ECN-2; D-mins subtracted
Midscale Neutral
H-2
Cinematographer’s Field Guide
H-845
The Essential Reference Guide for Filmmakers
H-24
Manual for Processing KODAK Motion Picture Films,
Process ECN-2 Specifications, Module 7
H-61
LAD—Laboratory Aim Density
H-606
KODAK Telecine Tool Kit and Reference Manual
DIFFUSE SPECTRAL DENSITY
1.4
Yellow
Cyan
Magenta
1.0
0.6
Minimum Density
0.2
-0.2
400
500
600
700
800
WAVELENGTH (nm)
Note: Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow Dye Curves are
peak-normalized.
SIZES AVAILABLE
Standard Products Available
*for
Identification No.
Length in
Metres (Feet)
65 mm SP332
35 mm SP718
Core
Description
305 (1000)
P
Emulsion In
122 (400)
U
Perforations
KS-4740 (KS-1866)
BH-4740 (BH-1866)
35 mm SP718
305 (1000)
U
16 mm SP455
30 (100)
R-90
Winding B
BH-4740 (BH-1866)
1R-7605 (1R-2994)
16 mm SP457
122 (400)
T
Winding B
1R-7605 (1R-2994)
AATON A-MINIMA Cameras
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